Soapstone Valley
Soapstone Valley is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Atomic Clock, a historic site 0.3 miles away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 3.2 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 5.0 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 7.0 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Atomic Clock: 0.3 mi
- Marjorie Merriweather Post: 0.3 mi
- Founding of UDC: 0.4 mi
- Jules Jusserand Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Peter Muhlenberg Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium: 1.0 mi
- American University Museum at the Katzen: 1.6 mi
- Dopamine Land: 1.7 mi
- Dumbarton Oaks: 2.2 mi
- Forest Hills Park: 0.4 mi
- International Park: 0.5 mi
- Muhlenberg Park: 0.8 mi
- Hearst Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- The Rosedale Conservancy: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 28: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 19: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove 18: 0.6 mi
- Tilden Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Cleveland Park Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Fort Reno Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Cactus Garden: 1.2 mi
- Bishop’s Garden: 1.3 mi
- Reservation 630: 0.5 mi
- Little Forest Park: 1.1 mi
- Boundary Park Neighborhood Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- Pinehurst Parkway: 2.2 mi
- Vinton Park: 2.2 mi
- Family Tree of Hope Sculpture: 1.0 mi
- Panda: 1.1 mi
- Giant Panda Statue: 1.1 mi
- Eagle: 1.2 mi
- Serve: 1.2 mi
- Twin Oaks: 1.0 mi
- Addax: 1.0 mi
- Ostrich: 1.0 mi
- Sitatunga: 1.0 mi
- Lesser Kudu: 1.0 mi
- Linnean Hill: 0.8 mi
- Point Reno: 1.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Alto: 1.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 3.4 mi
- Takoma Spring: 3.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 3.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Spring: 13.5 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 18.6 mi
- Indian Head: 24.4 mi
- Fishing Shore: 3.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 8.4 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 10.0 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 10.1 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 7.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 7.9 mi
- Great Falls: 11.0 mi
- Coe Creek: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soapstone Valley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | W 261° | 156 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 322° | 156 m | 12.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 322° | 148 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 243° | 144 m | 7.4 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 241° | 140 m | 6.1 mi |
| Freedom Hill | W 261° | 140 m | 10.0 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 238° | 137 m | 8.5 mi |
| Upton Hill | SW 223° | 125 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalecarlia Rsvr, 3 mi away.
- Amur honeysuckle999 obs
- lesser celandine838 obs
- garlic mustard825 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly794 obs
- Christmas fern787 obs
- American beech785 obs
- wineberry785 obs
- Japanese knotweed782 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/41965101
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